NEWYORK: Trump said on Thursday he has been indicted over his handling of classified documents after leaving office, the US ex-president’s most serious legal threat yet as a firestorm of criminal investigations imperils his bid for a second White House term. “The corrupt Biden administration has informed my attorneys that I have been indicted, seemingly over the boxes hoax,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform as he broke the bombshell news of a historic moment for the United States: the first time a sitting or former commander-in-chief has ever faced federal charges.

There was no immediate confirmation from the Justice Department regarding Trump’s assertion. A Trump attorney, Jim Trusty, told CNN his client has been indicted on seven charges including the willful retention of documents in violation of the Espionage Act, making false statements, obstruction of justice and a count of conspiracy. Though the precise details of the charges were not immediately clear, people familiar with the matter told The New York Times that the conspiracy charge was related to obstruction of justice. In his post, Trump, who is running for president again, said he has been summoned to a federal courthouse in Miami next Tuesday — the day before his 77th birthday.

“I never thought it possible that such a thing could happen to a former president of the United States,” he wrote. His announcement came a day after US media said federal prosecutors had informed the former president’s lawyers that he is the target of the probe into his handling of classified documents

Published in The Daily National Courier, June, 10 2023

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